Iheya (伊平屋村, Iheya-son, Okinawan: Ihyaa, also known as Kushijii (後地)) is a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It encompasses the island of Iheya.[1]
Iheya
伊平屋村 Ihyaa | |
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Village | |
 Iheya village office | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of Iheya in Okinawa Prefecture | |
  Iheya Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 27°2′21″N 127°58′7″E / 27.03917°N 127.96861°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu (Okinawa) |
| Prefecture | Okinawa Prefecture |
| District | Shimajiri |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.72 km2 (8.39 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1, 2016) | |
• Total | 1,214 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Website | www |
As of October 2016, the village has an estimated population of 1,214 and the density of 56 persons per km2. The total area is 21.72 km2.
Geography
editIheya Village includes the islands of Iheya and Noho, that are linked together through the Noho-Ōhashi Bridge. Most of the land is covered with forests and a part is registered as “agriculture promotion area” (農業振興地域).[2]
Iheya Village has an area of 2172ha (21.72 km²), the land use survey of 2006 showed that 1146 ha (52.8%) were mountain forests, 285 ha (13.1%) were agricultural dry fields, 206 ha (9.5%) were moorlands, 123 ha (5.7%) were paddy fields, 37 ha (1.7%) were residential and 25 ha (1.2%) consisted in protective woods.[2]
Iheya has given its name to a few species, including Iheyahigekusa grass (Schoenus calostachyus), Iheyayamatakamaimai snail (Satsuma iheyaensis) or Iheyatokagemodoki lizard (Goniurosaurus toyamai).
Administrative divisions
editThe village includes five wards.[3]
- Dana (田名)
- Gakiya (我喜屋)
- Maedomari (前泊)
- Noho (野甫)
- Shimajiri (島尻)
Dana, Maedomari, Gakiya and Shimajiri are on Iheya Island and Noho on Noho Island. Dana is sheltered on three sides by mountains, but Maedomari, Gakiya and Shimajiri are on alluvial deposits along the coast.[4]
Climate
editIhaya Village is located in the subtropical zone. The dominant wind blows south-south-west, with a change for a north-north-west wind from autumn to winter. The annual mean precipitations are relatively high, around 2000 mm but vary highly by seasons. Agricultural products may be damaged by typhoons or by droughts in summer and autumn.[2]
Education
editOkinawa Prefectural Board of Education operates high schools elsewhere in the prefecture.
Cultural Properties
edit- Name (Japanese) (Type of registration)
- Iheya Island Lighthouse (伊平屋島灯台)
- Kami-Ashiage sacred site in Gakiya (伊平屋村我喜屋の神あしあげ) (Prefectural)
- Kami-Ashiage sacred site in Shimajiri (伊平屋村島尻の神あしあげ) (Prefectural)
- Kusatobaru Shell Mound (久里原貝塚) (Prefectural)
- Yagura-baka tomb (屋蔵墓)
- Kumaya Coast (クマヤ海岸)
- Mount Koshi path (腰岳遊歩道)
- Nzōmiji spring (無蔵水) (Municipal)
- Sūgahama Beach (潮下浜)
- Yonesaki Coast (米崎海岸)
- Hiramatsu Pine Tree Pinus luchuensis of Koshi (腰の平松)
- Kumaya Cave (くまや洞窟) (Prefectural)
- Mount Kuba in Dana (田名の久葉山) (Prefectural)
- Nentō Hiramatsu Pine Tree Pinus luchuensis (伊平屋島の念頭平松) (National)
- Ubame oak community Quercus phillyraeoides (伊平屋島のウバメガシ群落) (National)
- Yahe Rock (ヤヘ岩)[7]
Notable residents
editOn May 25, 1964, Hihei Shiroma of Iheya petitioned the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs for the return of Okinawa to Japan, alongside Seigen Ukumoto of Nakazato, Okinawa and Heiryo Chibana of Yomitan, Okinawa, 8 years prior to the return of Okinawa to Japanese administrative control in 1972.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ Kadokawa Nihon chimei daijiten. Rizō Takeuchi, 竹內理三, Kadokawa Nihon Chimei Daijiten Hensan Iinkai, 「角川日本地名大辞典」編纂委員会. Tōkyō: Kadokawa Shoten. 1978–1990. ISBN 4-04-001490-1. OCLC 502033394.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b c [1]沖縄県伊平屋村公共施設用地等土地利用計画
- ^ "沖縄県 島尻郡伊平屋村の郵便番号 - 日本郵便". www.post.japanpost.jp. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ [2]伊平屋・伊是名 : その地理的概況
- ^ "伊平屋中学校". Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ^ "伊平屋小学校". Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ^ "観光ガイドマップ". 伊平屋村ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-10-04.
- ^ House, United States Congress (1964). Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 340.
- ^ "United States Treaties and Other International Agreements - Google Books". 2016-01-01. Archived from the original on 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
External links
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Media related to Iheya, Okinawa at Wikimedia Commons- Village of Iheya (in Japanese)
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